Francis Escudero: Government

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“We must raise the quality of government service. We must work together and help one another to forge into reality our collective dream of a progressive, developed, orderly, and happy nation, where justice prevails and peace reigns! A country where every Filipino is treated equally, where no one is left behind.”

Francis Escudero

2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

“For me, every sentence in our history should end, not with a period, but with an exclamation mark. Nowadays, “good enough” is not good enough! If we truly desire progress, we cannot be lazy. We cannot have a slow government.”

Francis Escudero

2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

“In governing this country, we cannot afford to dawdle or hold ourselves hostage to analysis paralysis. We should hit the ground running from the first day until the last. We cannot afford to do otherwise.”

Francis Escudero

2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate
Context: Starting from the first day in office, this is the only way to urgently address the most pressing problems of every sector of the Philippines. In governing this country, we cannot afford to dawdle or hold ourselves hostage to analysis paralysis. We should hit the ground running from the first day until the last. We cannot afford to do otherwise.

“We are conscious of the fact that the timely passage of the budget is the key to fuel not only the entire government machinery but also our capability and capacity as a nation especially in this challenging time.”

Francis Escudero

Samar News http://www.samarnews.com/news_clips24/news508.htm 2013

“A Government with Heart who will find ways to reduce the cost of electricity, basic goods, and taxes.”

Francis Escudero

2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

“Senator Grace and I will establish a Government with Heart through a detailed platform for each agency, which will be based on their yearly budget.”

Francis Escudero

2015, Speech: Declaration as Vice Presidential Candidate

“We must follow the principle of subsidiarity -- devolving authority to the lowest level of government which can handle the problem. Regions and provinces, cities and municipalities are tired of waiting for Imperial Manila to act on their problems.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

“As soon as the national government can afford, a larger percentage of the Internal Revenue allotment should be given to local government units. It is presently 20%. By devolving added responsibilities, this could eventually go to 60%. This would speed up the development of the countryside.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

“We should align government subsidies to private and public colleges with courses that meet the demands of the market. Like engineering and computer sciences.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

“One of the most influential figures in Philippine cinema, Da King touched the lives of many people even before running for the presidency in 2004. A prolific and outstanding actor who won the most best actor awards from FAMAS, he would not need his acting skills in 2004--as his genuine concern for Filipinos of all walks of life was apparent as he went around the country to campaign against a government that was as crooked and menacing as the villains he faced in his movies.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Statement: Remembering the King

“The continuing role of the government is to remove barriers and provide wider access to healthcare assistance which is a universal basic service.”

Francis Escudero

Madyaas Pen http://madyaaspen.blogspot.com/2015/02/money-is-available-for-mandatory.html 2014

“The issue of prisoner swap is highly emotional and delicate. We have to carefully tread within the ambit of a particular country’s laws, which we would also like other countries to respect ours. But as a government, it behooves us to do everything within our capacity to give our people what the government should – to protect its people in and out of the country.”

Francis Escudero

Zamboanga Today http://www.zamboangatoday.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3233:dfa-sets-prisoner-swap-talks-with-china&catid=26:inside-stories&Itemid=182 2011

“The government has to be proactive and prepare for the worst-case scenario. Our farmers have to be given all kinds of assistance to make up for the projected crop losses because of the drying up of farmlands. Our farmers are going to need all the help they can get in the coming months, and national agencies should be ready to work with local governments to pull our farmers through this difficult season.”

Francis Escudero

The Philippine Star http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/08/17/1488983/government-urged-help-farmers-affected-el-nino 2015

“We must enlist the best and the brightest to serve in government, and pay them a salary equivalent to what they would earn in the private sector.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

“While it is true that we are recipients of certain aids from the US government and without making excuses for the misgivings of our law enforcement, it is not for foreign entities to rate us or grade us or whether we pass their benchmark or not, especially when no bases are given. We are not their students and they are not our teachers to say the least.”

Francis Escudero

Interaksyon http://www.interaksyon.com/article/13916/chiz-to-dfa-quiz-us-embassy-on-basis-of-statement-about-sex-seeking-visitors 2011

“My friends, there have been dozens of economic programs these past 60 years. I myself have seen so many Medium Term Development Programs prepared by very capable men and women from government, academe and the private sector.”

Francis Escudero

2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero

“Our roads have become safety hazards in themselves. The government should step up in securing the well-being of motorists and the riding public by upgrading and regulating the country’s road infrastructures, which have been neglected for so long.”

Francis Escudero

The Manila Times http://www.manilatimes.net/escudero-files-bill-mandating-dpwh-to-make-roads-safer/209625/ 2015

“As much as possible, the government should purchase brand new military hardware if it really wants to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), which is widely regarded as one of the weakest military forces in Southeast Asia. If we are going to pour in billions of pesos to improve the AFP, we might as well give our soldiers the best modern and sophisticated equipment we can get.”

Francis Escudero

Sun Star Manila http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2015/08/18/escudero-asks-govt-stop-buying-dilapidated-military-hardware-425294 2015

“• Deletion of Special provisions under special purpose funds which allow savings from the said funds to be made available to the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the government including Constitutional offices, in compliance with the Supreme Court decision prohibiting the cross-border transfer of savings from the Executive to the other branches of government;”

Francis Escudero

2014, Speech: Sponsorship Speech for the FY 2015 National Budget

“Let us not just bear witness to cases of involuntary and forced disappearances. These have caused our country big black eyes and have placed us under tight watch of both local and international rights groups and even foreign governments. We need to put this measure in place.”

Francis Escudero

The Official Website of the Senate of the Philippines http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2011/0518_escudero1.asp 2011